What will the participants know and be able to do?

Learning Environment

E: I create a safe and supportive learning environment conducive to professional learning for my colleagues and myself.

Planning

P: I plan for and provide meaningful learning experiences for professional growth designed to increase student performance in and beyond school

Performance & Feedback

PF: I provide feedback on teacher and colleague performances designed to support growth along the “Learning to Teach Continuum.”

Learning Tools

LT: I select and use learning tools appropriate for adult learning and professional growth and development.

Collaboration

C1: I communicate with stakeholders in order to communicate how effective learning experiences promote lifelong language learning.

C6: I connect with local and global communities to support and encourage language and culture learning.

Professionalism

PR1-c: I keep abreast of current developments and research in both world language and general education as well as leadership development.

PR3-c: I create a plan for my professional growth with special emphasis on developing and using my leadership skills.

PR5: I give back to the profession in a variety of ways, digitally and/or face-to-face (e.g. presenting in-district, at conferences, participating in professional learning communities, mentoring, publishing).

How will participants demonstrate what they can do with what they know by the end of the program?

  • Group discussion and activities

  • — Role-plays

  • — Reports on professional reading

  • — Professional growth plan

  • Culminating presentations on selected topics

  • — Facilitation of Summer Seminar discussion groups on Day 5